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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0WPLX7ZRemoval of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Lower Back, External Approach

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: Removal of Autol Sub from Low Back, Extern Approach

Code unchanged since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 0WPLX7Z

0WPLX7Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the lower back using an external approach with autologous tissue substitute. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to incision with removal of foreign body or device from skin and subcutaneous tissue, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (86.05).

For a different body part, codes include 0WP0X7Z (head), 0WP2X7Z (face), 0WP4X7Z (upper jaw), 0WP5X7Z (lower jaw), 0WP6X7Z (neck), 0WP8X7Z (chest wall) and 5 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0WPL07Z (open), 0WPL37Z (percutaneous) and 0WPL47Z (percutaneous endoscopic).

With a different device, use 0WPLX0Z (drainage device), 0WPLX1Z (radioactive element), 0WPLX3Z (infusion device), 0WPLXJZ (synthetic substitute), 0WPLXKZ (nonautologous tissue substitute) and 0WPLXYZ (other device).

It doesn't appear in the MS-DRG procedure index, so on its own it doesn't change the DRG assignment.

It has been valid since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015.

What each character means

1. Section
0Medical and Surgical
2. Body System
WAnatomical Regions, General
3. Operation
PRemoval

Taking out or off a device from a body part

If a device is taken out and a similar device put in without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, the procedure is coded to the root operation CHANGE. Otherwise, the procedure for taking out a device is coded to the root operation REMOVAL

Includes: Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal

4. Body Part
LLower Back
5. Approach
XExternal

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

6. Device
7Autologous Tissue Substitute

Includes: Autograft; Cultured epidermal cell autograft; Epicel(R) cultured epidermal autograft

7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 86.05Incision with removal of foreign body or device from skin and subcutaneous tissueapproximate

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

Code history

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  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 0WPLX7Z

Is 0WPLX7Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0WPLX7Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0WPLX7Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0WPLX7Z to ICD-9-CM 86.05 (Incision with removal of foreign body or device from skin and subcutaneous tissue).